spot

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spot 作为名词指污点、地点或斑点,作为动词表示认出或玷污,作为形容词描述当场或现货的。

用法要点

句型搭配

作为及物动词时,常用于 spot + 宾语 + 介词短语结构,表示认出或准确定位;作为名词时,常与介词 in 或 on 连用表示具体位置。

• spot a mistake in the report
• on the spot decision

介词用法

与介词 on 搭配表示当场或立即,如 on the spot;与 in 搭配表示在某个地点或情境中,如 in a tight spot。

• caught on the spot
• in a difficult spot

语域说明

spot 在口语和书面语中均常用,作为动词时多用于非正式或日常对话,作为名词和形容词在商务和学术场景中也频繁出现。

• spot a friend in the crowd
• spot market trading

基础例句

I spotted my friend across the street and waved.

我在街对面认出了我的朋友并挥手打招呼。

There's a small spot on your shirt from the coffee.

你的衬衫上有一小块咖啡渍。

Let's meet at our usual spot in the park.

我们在公园老地方见面吧。

高级例句

The analyst quickly spotted an emerging market trend in the data.

分析师迅速从数据中识别出一个新兴的市场趋势。

In spot trading, commodities are bought and sold for immediate delivery.

在现货交易中,商品以即时交付的方式进行买卖。

The researcher conducted a spot check to ensure data accuracy.

研究人员进行了抽查以确保数据的准确性。

高频搭配

verb

spot a mistakespot a trendspot an opportunityspot the difference

adjective

spot checkspot pricespot onspotless

noun

hot spotblind spotsweet spotspotlightspot market

adverb

spot onspotlessly

preposition

on the spotin a spotat the spot

phrase

put on the spothit the spotspot the ball

常见错误

❌ 错误:I spot him at the party yesterday.
✓ 正确:I spotted him at the party yesterday.

spot 作为动词表示认出时,过去式应为 spotted,需注意动词时态变化。

❌ 错误:There is a spot in my computer screen.
✓ 正确:There is a spot on my computer screen.

表示物体表面的斑点或污点时,介词应用 on 而非 in,以准确描述位置关系。

近义词辨析

stain

stain 通常指难以去除的污渍或染色,强调持久性;spot 更泛指小污点或斑点,可能较易清理。

The wine left a stain on the carpet (持久污渍), while the ink made a small spot on the paper (小斑点)。

locate

locate 强调确定某物的具体位置或找到,较正式;spot 更口语化,常指偶然或快速认出。

We need to locate the source of the problem (正式定位), but I spotted a typo right away (快速认出)。